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Source

Madison-Jefferson County Public Library

Identifier

"MJCPLrail5008-depotbell"

Notes

The bell was cast in 1849 at the Garrett Foundry in Cincinnati and placed in the cupola of the freight depot in the same year. The bell tolled upon the arrival and departure of trains. In the early 1900s the bell was diverted to Richmond, Indiana where it was placed in an insignificant position as a relic. Miss Drusilla Cravens discovered the bell in 1916 and began to work towards bringing it back to Madison. It did come home and in the 1950s it was placed atop a stone burr from the Clifty Falls Mill and was installed on the lawn of the Lanier Mansion. It was later given to the Jefferson County Historical Society where it now resides. Photgraph taken 1920s Additional metadata resources: Madison Courier; Historical files